Janick Kamber
Janick Kamber (born 26 February 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer who currently plays for Neuchâtel Xamax FCS.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 February 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Mümliswil, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Left back / Left Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2005 | Mümliswil | ||
2005–2009 | Basel | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Basel II | 36 | (1) |
2010–2011 | Basel | 0 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Lausanne-Sport | 32 | (1) |
2013–2016 | FC Biel-Bienne | 60 | (5) |
2016–2017 | FC Wohlen | 34 | (0) |
2017– | Neuchâtel Xamax | 53 | (0) |
National team | |||
2008–2009 | Switzerland U17 | 19 | (2) |
2010–2011 | Switzerland U19 | 11 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:34, 16 September 2019 (UTC) |
Club career
Kamber began his playing career at FC Basel and rose through the youth ranks, soon playing regularly for Basel's reserve team, but he did not make it to their first team. On 21 June 2011, he joined FC Lausanne-Sport on a two-year deal.[1] He made his debut on 20 July 2011 in a 2-0 away defeat against Grasshopper Club in the first game of the 2011–12 Swiss Super League season.[2] He scored his first Swiss Super League goal in a 3-1 away win against BSC Young Boys on 9 April 2011. Kamber left Lausanne-Sport at the end of the 2012–13 Swiss Super League after his contract was not renewed.
International career
Kamber is currently a Switzerland youth international. In 2009, he was part of the Swiss under-17 team that won the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup beating host team Nigeria 1—0 in the final. Kamber played in 6 of the 7 matches at the tournament and captained the side during their semi-final win against Colombia.[3]
Honours
Switzerland
References
- FC Basel 1893 (2011). "Kamber zu Lausanne" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- "Grasshopper Club Zürich v. FC Lausanne-Sport". Swiss Football League. Association Suisse De Football. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
- "Colombia v. Switzerland". FIFA U-17 World Cup. FIFA.com. Retrieved 2012-01-08.